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I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.

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Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
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Death Life Philosophy
Death is nothing to us, because a body that has been dispersed into elements experiences no sensations, and the absence of sensation is nothing to us.
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Absence Death Element Sensation
He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.
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Deep Disturb Himself Mind Peace
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.
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Beginning Ending Happiness Live Pleasure
Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old.
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Delay Old Philosophy Study Young
If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.
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Declutter Desire Money Rich
If a little is not enough for you, nothing is.
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Enough Little Minimalism One Liner Satisfaction
The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.
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Crowd Force Time Withdraw Yourself
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink…
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Drink Eat Look
To eat and drink without a friend is to devour like the lion and the wolf.
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Drink Eat Friendship Funny Lion Wolf
The most important consequence of self-sufficiency is freedom.
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Consequence Freedom Sufficient
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.
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Against City Concern Death Ill Live Men Possible Security Wall
If the gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray for many evils to befall one another.
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Constant Evil God Human Listen Men Perish Prayer
Death is nothing to us. When we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we are not. All sensation and consciousness ends with death and therefore in death there is neither pleasure nor pain. The fear of death arises from the belief that in death, there is awareness.
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Awareness Conscious Death Existence Fear Life Pleasure Sensation
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
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Adversity Challenge Courage Development Happiness Hard Time Relationship Survival
He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing.
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Little Philosophy Satisfaction Science

I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.

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